Letter book of Major-General Sir Paulus Irving., 1795.
Item
Identifier: MS.50280
Scope and Contents
Copy letters, 1795, of Sir Paulus Irving, mostly to Major-General Charles Leigh, and letters to Irving from residents of St Vincent, concerning military operations in the West Indies (folios 2-20).
List, 1795, of orders from Irving to an ordinance store (folio 138).
Dates
- Creation: 1795.
Creator
- Irving, Sir Paulus Aemilius (army officer) (Creator, Person)
- Leigh, Charles (British army officer, 1748-1815) (Recipient, Person)
- Nicholls, Brigadier-General (British army officer, Grenada, fl 1795) (Recipient, Person)
- McFarlane, William (merchant, Grenada) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, Duncan (merchant, Grenada) (Recipient, Person)
- Spencer, George (2nd Earl Spencer) (Recipient, Person)
- Myers, Brigadier-General Sir William (British army officer) (Recipient, Person)
- Seton, Vice Admiral Sir James (naval officer and Governor of St Vincent and the Grenadines) (Recipient, Person)
- Leighton, Lieutenant-colonel (army officer, St Vincent) (Recipient, Person)
- Walker, William (Commissary of Stores of War, St Vincent) (Recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Access
Was Acc.8343.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
138 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
138 folios. The text on folio 138 is inverted. Folios 42, 68-69, 84 and 89 are stubs.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk